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COLUMN: In Everyday Life
by Marcella Friel, Crestone, Colorado
“Internal drala also comes out of making a proper relationship to food…. You can take the time to plan good, nutritious meals, and you can enjoy cooking your food, eating it, and then cleaning up and putting the leftovers ... continuePosted August 26, 2015 by

Colorado Springs Afternoon light through a windowCOLUMN: In Everyday Life
article and photos by Elaine Logan
I’m at the gas station. It’s been a long day and I have a long drive home ahead of me. I feel sad, the kind of sadness you feel when it seems ... continuePosted August 12, 2015 by

Heather’s stack of program readingCOLUMN: In Everyday Life
An Interview with Heather Scott
Heather Scott, former Director of Shambhala Online chats with Dan Glenn of the Shambhala Times about her experience in the Transformative Studies PhD program at the California Institute of Integral Studies.
Could you begin by telling us ... continuePosted June 1, 2015 by Dan

COLUMN: In Everyday Life
guest article by Acharya Michael Greenleaf
originally published on Samadhi Cushions
“Oh, I know, Uncle Seward, there is one other thing…”
We were finishing a late breakfast in the Gallery, the small, upholstered room at the Hotel Carlyle, on Manhattan’s upper east side. We were the ... continuePosted May 8, 2015 by

COLUMN: In Everyday Life
Sarah Kimball of Boston entered into the Shambhala community in 2007, just before beginning medical school at Harvard. Dan Glenn of the Shambhala Times spoke with Sarah about her experience of going through her training while trying to maintain her connection with practice ... continuePosted May 6, 2015 by Dan

COLUMN: In Everyday Life
guest article by Acharya Michael Greenleaf
originally published on Samadhi Cushions
The $600/hour litigator is wearing a custom suit. A smart dresser, and if it helps to paint a picture, yes, he’s from Brooklyn. Nothing much gets by this savvy fellow. He’s talking to me. ... continuePosted April 12, 2015 by

Janet Shaw
Sangha Profile: Janet Shaw
The startup story of a social entrepreneur and her Zulu Beadwork Project
article by Melanie Hawken
originally published here and picked up by the Shambhala Times because we were planning to feature a story about Shambhalian Janet Shaw anyway!
A social entrepreneur creates a Zulu ... continuePosted April 10, 2015 by

COLUMN: In Everyday Life
A Three-Yana Journey
by Shastri Christine Sloan
I cannot be sure just when it began, this journey to 70, but it received a boost from my doctor when he called me in to say my bone scan looked suspicious. Seventy was only a few months ... continuePosted January 9, 2015 by

News from The Art of Practicing Institute
shared by Madeline Bruser, New York
The body and mind are completely interconnected in making music. When you understand and feel the music deeply, your whole body works in a simple, natural way.
The mission at The Art of Practicing ... continuePosted December 29, 2014 by

COLUMN: In Everyday Life
by Sara Demetry, Barnet, Vermont
For as long as I can remember, fear has been a constant companion. A few years ago, this fear ballooned in response to what I was reading about the possible outcomes of climate change, peak oil, and population overgrowth ... continuePosted November 5, 2014 by

COLUMN: In Everyday Life
by Michelle Welch, Phoenix
I love to read Patheos.com. The website is a compendium of religious information – from Catholic and Jewish to Pagan and Atheist. A wealth of definitions and dogma can be found, from basic tenets to in-depth discussions, but I especially ... continuePosted October 19, 2014 by

EWV Wisdom WheelCOLUMN: In Everyday Life
Investigating EarthWalk Vermont, A Mini-Culture Filled With Nature, Learning, Respect and Joy
by Cara Thornley
In 2005, Angella Gibbons, Shambhala practitioner in Vermont, started EarthWalk Vermont (EWV), a nature-based mentoring school, with five students who came one day a week. It grew so ... continuePosted October 11, 2014 by

COLUMN: In Everyday Life
by Stacey Mitchell
It was one of those evenings where everything felt so perfect that the idea of something going wrong seemed impossible. Looking back, I had a momentary lapse in memory – whenever there is a high, there is a relative low likely ... continuePosted October 3, 2014 by

Mr. HugginsCOLUMN: In Everyday Life
article by Aaron Crowe, Los Angeles
Los Angeles Shambhala member Aaron Crowe delves into the tender heart of sadness and humor.
This post is primarily about a depressed cartoon bear and his adventures with an overly zealous, rosy little hippo. There are, however, other ... continuePosted September 6, 2014 by

COLUMN: In Everyday Life
by Mark Rasmuson, Vietnam
I am surrounded by lotus flowers. They are everywhere in Vietnam.
Every pagoda has statues and paintings of the Buddha or other deities seated or standing on a lotus and usually a small pond where the flowers are growing. The ... continuePosted August 13, 2014 by

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